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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... Acidosis - non ... acidosis - anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Clinical presentation of metabolic or respiratory acidosis.

#acidosis #metabolic #respiratory #picture #diagram #signs #symptoms #presentation #Diagnosis
Clinical presentation ... of metabolic or ... respiratory acidosis ... #acidosis #metabolic
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
• Anion Gap Metabolic ... Non-Anion Gap Metabolic ... Bicarb shift • Metabolic ... Compensatory for Metabolic ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam ... Imaging Section Clinical ... Sections Bloodwork - Metabolic ... Bloodwork - No Metabolic
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
patient have an acidosis ... concomitant respiratory acidosis ... acidosis, you need ... to do more work ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
for appropriate metabolic ... Sreedharan - Consultant Critical ... #Respiratory #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... use in cellular metabolism ... via anaerobic metabolism ... presentation - Clinical ... acidosis including
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Differential Algorithm Acidosis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis ... Framework and Workup ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... #Metabolic #NAGMA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Workup
Kussmaul Breathing Pattern

Demonstration of Kussmaul breathing pattern seen here in Diabetic Ketoacidosis.  Initial pH was
associated with severe metabolic ... acidosis. ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical